Government announces £1.6bn submarine contract in Cumbria
Defence secretary Gavin Williamson is set to make an announcement on spending that will safeguard thousands of jobs in Cumbria.
The minister will announce £2.5bn worth of spending on submarines during a visit to BAE Systems in Cumbria.
The spending includes a £1.6bn contract to build the seventh and last Astute submarine in Barrow-in-Furness. There had been fears that the submarine would be axed as a result of a freeze on spending.
Work on the submarine, named Agincourt, has already been agreed in principle but will now go... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
